Ep. 26 Stephen Letnes - Navigating Hollywood as a Blind Composer
1h 52m | Jul 10, 2023Follow Stephen Letnes:
Website: https://stephenletnes.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/StephenLetnes
Able Artist: https://ableartist.org/
1 IN 4 Coalition: https://www.1in4coalition.org/
RAMPD: https://rampd.org/
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Follow Mirabelle Jien
https://beacons.ai/mirabellejien
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Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
2:38 - Meeting at VIFF
7:28 - Journey as a blind composer
18:34 - Pressure of representing the disabled community
34:14 - Networking
38:11 - Working in DAWs
46:10 - How do you decide what projects are worth doing
49:59 - Deciding how much to charge
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54:44 - Custom PC build
59:37 - Able Artist Foundation - how to join
1:03:24 - How to get partnerships
1:06:51 - Fear of rejection
1:18:11 - Patreon Q - Phoung: How do you feel about the way your creativity is being experienced by others? How do you react to criticism or praise?
1:27:28 - Imposter syndrome
1:32:26 - Patreon Q - Chris: You’ve scored for a wide variety of films ranging from shorts to documentaries to feature films - what are some of the different creative challenges you’ve faced when it comes to composing for those different types of projects?
1:36:44 - Patreon Q - Chris: Who or what are your key inspirations?
1:38:53 - What does making it mean to you?
1:47:11 - Social links
